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November 29, 2018

On Nov. 29, 2018 the House Transportation and Infrastructure Coast Guard and maritime transportation subcommittee held a hearing on icebreaker acquisition and the need for a National Maritime Strategy. Includes the opening statement of subcommittee Chairman Brian Mast (R-FL), a hearing summary as well as the prepared testimony of Coast Guard acquisition chief Rear Adm.

On Nov. 29, 2018 William Bookless testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on his nominatio to become principal deputy administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration. Includes his prepared testimony as well as answers to advance policy questions.

In a Nov. 20, 2018 letter to Kevin Fahey, the assistant secretary of defense for acquisition, David Berteau, president and chief executive of the Professional Services Council calls on the Pentagon to take steps to clarify how to use lowest price, technically acceptable contracting.

The Nov. 15, 2018 Defense Department instruction "establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures to assess the potential human health and environmental impacts to off-range receptors from the use of military munitions on operational ranges in the United States."

November 27, 2018

On Nov. 27, 2018 the Government Accountability Office released an Oct. 22, 2018 decision "subject to a GAO Protective Order" denying Raytheon's protest of the Navy's choice to not award the Next Generation Jammer Increment 2 technology demonstration program incumbent a Low Band Demonstration of Existing Technology contract.

On Nov. 27, 2018 the Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing to discuss the findings of the National Defense Strategy Commission. Includes the joint prepared testimony of Amb. Eric Edelman and retired Navy Adm. Gary Roughead.

The Nov. 23, 2018 Defense Department directive on the Defense Innovation Unit notes that "references and organizational titles are updated and authority for the DIU is transferred to the [under secretary of defense for research and engineering] in accordance with the January 31, 2018, July 13, 2018, and August 3, 2018 deputy secretary of defense memorandums."

In an Oct. 31, 2018 letter, BAE Systems urges the Treasury Department to clarify an interim rule expanding the scope of transactions overseen by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.

November 16, 2018

On Nov. 15, the Defense Department released the Fiscal Year 2018 Agency Financial Report, which provides an overview of the department’s financial information as well as preliminary summary-level performance results.

November 15, 2018

On Nov. 15, 2018 the White House Office of Management and Budget issued a statement of administration policy against S.J.Res.65, a Senate resolution that opposes a proposed $300 million foreign military sale to Bahrain.